Commie China-fluffers in shambles as glorious China cuts underwater basket weaving to make room for AI STEM degree tracks
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@sun aryan china strikes again
@sun fluffing a fluffy chinese college grad
@sun you miss an important part of life when you think kama (enjoyment) is meaningless and only artha (career/wealth/resources) matters
@mischievoustomato @sun you can get more than one degree, some degrees can just be because you find the subject interesting
@georgia the situation is a lot different in China than the USA because in the USA you can't actually afford to go to university for enjoyment because it's too expensive, yet it has a wide variety of adult daycare classes. In China they don't pretend it's anything but an employment entrance exam.
@mischievoustomato @georgia my position in 2026 is that you can learn more using the internet than at university unless you specifically are going to university because you need the structure and the dedicated time. which, really, isn't a unique proposition that universities provide either, they just do it conveniently.
@mischievoustomato @georgia @pettanko there used to be tons of articles about "CHINESE GHOST CITIES THEY BUILT BUT NOBODY LIVES IN LOL" fast forward ten years later and they are full of people and thriving, not a peep from the China-haters.
I don't hate China, I like it in a lot of ways, but I am not going to either kiss its ass or criticize it for every single thing.
I don't hate China, I like it in a lot of ways, but I am not going to either kiss its ass or criticize it for every single thing.
@mischievoustomato @sun a minimum amount of money prevents misery but money alone doesnt create happy people, just distracted people. it creates opportunity for enjoyment but fulfilling experiences require more than money.
@mischievoustomato @georgia let's say you want to learn ancient languages, they might have a lot more resources on that too than you can gather on your own, but to but truthful about it, that's because they jealously guard their information monopolies instead of making the information free, which should be what they would do if they actually did care about their mission statements of improving world education.
@sun IDK if is my lack of deep knowlege on ML and AI or just for me being more conservative, but I feel like people are putting too much trust in AI like how they did with crypto before pandemics.
I don't know how to put into english words, but whenever I try or read about AI, I can see it as an amazing tool to help me code faster but I can't see it replacing me
I don't know how to put into english words, but whenever I try or read about AI, I can see it as an amazing tool to help me code faster but I can't see it replacing me
@kumicota I have mixed feelings because I believe it is both overhyped and underhyped in different ways. it is clear to me now it really is going to change everything. but the commercial hype is such bullshit and the companies are way overvalued and when they collapse they are going to take the economy with it.
@kumicota also AI is going to be incredibly disruptive, and we are probably going to have to make fundamental changes to the social contract and government as a result, if we don't we are going to have a horrible nightmare.
@sun @georgia @mischievoustomato This was alwaya true in the case of CS, I'd say stuff like proper engineering, uni is probably useful
@meeper @georgia @mischievoustomato yeah you're right, I didn't properly qualify I mean "topic I am interested in" rather than "specialized difficult profession" like engineering or law